Shared Creativity, Hope, Lemonade from Lemons
November 1st, 2024Shared Creativity, Hope, Lemonade from Lemons We shared the joys of nature’s beauty, diverse creativity and unexpected expressions. It had been two months since the last get together of our Mandala & Creativity Circle. September’s Circle was cancelled when I fell the day before, dislocating my shoulder and breaking my arm. Fortunately, we all gathered […]
Super Moon, Mandalas & More
September 2nd, 2024Super Moon, Mandalas & More It was the first of three nights when the August super moon shone brightly in the sky. This blue moon of late summer was also the Sturgeon Moon, named for the abundance of sturgeon fish in the Great Lakes. This is a time of harvest, of gathering the bounties of […]
Getting Loose & New Shared Creativity
May 3rd, 2024Getting Loose & New Shared Creativity Taking time to make art within a circle of friends is one of the most profound ways of finding our deep centers of creativity. In that finding, new marks are made and images appear, often as if by magic. There is a union of artist, art materials and creative […]
Fantasy Flowers Workshop, Mandalas & Creativity
August 7th, 2023Creative Play Time We had creative play time from 10 am to 8 pm during the Fantasy Flower workshop recently. Four of us shared a sweet sacred time of bringing our own fantasy flowers into being. A week later more flowers, mandalas and creative marks were made during the 3+ hours of our monthly Mandala […]
A Rainbow of Flowers & Creativity for May
May 2nd, 2023A Rainbow of Flowers & Creativity for May Our last Mandala & Creativity Circle was in April, but what came out of that night sings into May and its beauty. Flowers and the greening of earth were the central theme. This energy pierced our hearts. We felt Mother Earth bursting into spring beauty. A rainbow […]
Flowers Emerge from Soil and Paintbrushes
March 1st, 2023Divine Greening of Spring The greening of earth is upon us as flowers emerge and spring arrives. The word “Viriditas” was Hildegard Von Bingen’s word for the divine greening of life. Although not officially spring yet, daffodils, hellebores, crocus, snowdrops and more are brightening our landscapes and hearts. Flowers blooming now, from […]
Remembering Ukraine, Nature, Chi, Serenity & Flowers
February 7th, 2023Remembering Ukraine, Nature, Chi, Serenity & Flowers The cold dark night of our last mandala circle was filled with warmth and creativity. Remembering and diverse creativity emerged. The sense of play and deep connection with inner creativity always fills our hearts and the space. We mainly play and explore with watercolors along with acrylic ink, […]
In Each Moment Reimagining a Life Filled Future.
January 6th, 2023In each moment reimagining a life filled future. For 2023 I have no resolutions of the usual kind. No long lists of things to do or be. Only a reimagining and imagining of a life-filled planet that I work for and walk into. Imagining through expanded open heart. Each moment a journey into that future. […]
Fantasy Flowers – Summer Mandalas & Art
November 2nd, 2022Fantasy Flowers – Summer Mandalas & Art I took a break from Blog* Posting this last summer. Creativity continued during this time though with a Fantasy Flower Watercolor workshop and monthly Mandala Circles. This blog shares what was created. Fantasy Flowers – Discovering the Artist Inside My Watercolors the Inspired the Workshop Two things inspired […]
Prairie Art, Mandalas, Bouquets & Hospitality (Repeat)
October 20th, 2022Prairie Art, Mandalas, Bouquets & Hospitality (This is a resend, unfortunately it was not sent to many subscribers last week. If you received it before, sorry for the duplicate) The weather was warm, but what really warmed our hearts was the hospitality of Christine and Gary as we visited their home and ten acre prairie […]
